A Day In The Life Of Me

I am going to go with this type of post for the day.  I enjoy reading about other people's day to day activities, so hopefully you might as well.

Thursdays are one of my favorite days.  One reason is the phones are quiet at work.  I have no idea why, but enjoy it none the less.  Also, I do my grocery shopping on Thursdays.  I LOVE grocery shopping.  I really do.  If I have a solid meal plan for the week and a detailed grocery list, it is pure enjoyment for me. 

So here is how I do it.  And if anyone makes fun of me you will have bad luck for 7 years.

1. Take inventory of items at home - What do I have that needs to get used up?  Currently I know I have a half bag of coleslaw (no dressing on it don't worry), and a half of a pork roast I cooked on Sunday and shredded up. I don't want that to go to waste, so I will incorporate that into a dinner one day. 
2. Develop your meal plan for the time period you are shopping for - I choose to do my shopping on a weekly basis.  I list the days on which I will need to cook dinner.  Here is what it looks like for this week (Thursday - Thursday)
• Thursday - Pork enchiladas & salad
• Friday - Eating out.  It's Kevin's birthday so I am sure we will go to his favorite restaurant Red Lobster.  If you have never seen Kevin eat Red Lobster, you are truly missing out.  He has a system that involves dissecting all of his crab and letting it soak in the dish of melted butter.  Watching will either make you smile or puke. 
• Saturday - Chicken & mushrooms in garlic white wine sauce (skinny taste.com) over brown rice.  And of course wine.  Duh.
• Sunday - BBQ chicken skewers, baked potatoes and coleslaw
• Monday - Stuffed bell peppers and salad
• Tuesday - Kevin goes to Taco Tuesday so I just throw together random stuff for a quick dinner for Kaci and I.  Leftovers.
• Wednesday - Chicken fajitas
• Thursday - Something that Kevin can cook.  Probably mac and cheese or a frozen pizza.  I typically go to spin class or run after work and then meet up with friends.  Home late.
3. Make your list -  Add all of your other food needs and household items.  I didn't list out our breakfast and lunch items because we usually eat the same thing every day.  This is the one I use:

Well can't post a picture of my list because of technical issues.  Lame.  http://www.grocerylists.org/.  It's awesome.

Blogger is pissing me off at the moment.

I love Winco.  I hate bagging my own groceries, but it is super cheap and I know where everything is.

I love reusable bags but never remember to bring them.

I have the luxury of shopping on my hour lunch break.  I leave everything in my car except for cold items.  I bring these in and stuff them in our break room fridge.  This leaves zero room for anyone else to use, but no one has ever complained.

That is it for now. 

Weekend plans:

Cleaning, laundry, possible funeral (we didn't know the man, but should go for support of the family), run with Crystal(?), bloody Mary with Jake and Crystal(?).

I have no real plans and this is exactly how I like it.  I hate obligations and commitments.  Save those for Monday - Friday.  Saturday and Sunday are mine.